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Christina Mandzuk

This webcast is based on the ASTD research report, Virtual Leadership: Going the Distance Manage Your Teams. It will be presented by Karen Sobel-Lojeski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology and Society at Stonybrook University and Christina Mandzuk, Research Analyst at ASTD.  The purpose of the report is to examine how organizations are preparing their leaders to manage virtual staff or staff in other countries. This Study is based on the analysis of a survey of 505 leaders that sit in managerial position or higher, and represent 15 regions of operation along with a myriad of organizational sizes, industries and country headquarters. Only 20 percent of respondents indicated that their organization currently offers training specifically for virtual leaders. This webcast will review results of the report and also discuss first steps organizations can take in building the critical role of the virtual leader.

ASTD Research Presents-The Principles of Virtual Leadership: Steps to Leading Virtual Teams

Christina Mandzuk, Research Analyst for ASTD Research Services, will discuss benchmarking data from 41 Indian organizations for 2012. ASTD estimates that Indian organization spent $331 per learner on employee learning and development in 2011. One-half was spent on the internal learning function, such as staff salaries and internal development costs. The remainder was split between tuition reimbursement (6.1 percent) and external services (43.7 percent). The content from this webinar is drawn from ASTD's Learning & Development Trends in India, 2012 report (which utilized research tools based on the annual ASTD State of the Industry).

Learning & Development Trends in India, 2012

Laurie Miller, Director of Research Services at ASTD, and Christina Mandzuk, Research Analyst will discuss benchmarking data from ASTD BEST Awards Winners, G500 Companies, and other organizations from 2003 to date. ASTD estimates that U.S. organizations spent $1,182 per learner on employee learning and development in 2011. Over half was spent on the internal learning function, such as staff salaries and internal development costs. The remainder was split between tuition reimbursement (14 percent), and external services (30 percent). The content from this webinar is drawn from ASTD's 2012 State of the Industry Report.